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Smile. Especially when nobody’s around

Move

His professional career is serving government agencies that manage transportation infrastructure. Arif is an expert in the digital systems that manage the roads, highways and transit that we all use in our daily lives. He is contributing to the management of the interstate network in the United States, developing sustainable transport policy for federal governments in east Asia, and innovating the future of urban mobility planning for Canadian municipalities. Arif is busy helping to make our transportation systems safe, reliable and sustainable.

Illuminate

Arif comes from a technical foundation in electrical engineering. He loves digital electronics, is passionate about high power LED lighting and is a self-proclaimed geek with a workshop in his basement outfitted with all sorts of computers, drawers full of circuit boards, and a 3-D printer.

Inspire

Mr. Rafiq eagerly approaches challenging situations with a logical attitude combined with human empathy. Arif has a certain optimism about him yet somewhat tempered to reveal his willingness to embrace any situation with an open heart. A technical mind and a healing soul is what he will bring as a keynote speaker to inspire the audience for your next event.

Keynote theme: What’s Behind the A to B?

Innovation

Starting out in the transport management industry, I was surprised by the vast amount of people globally working in it. While these people may be invisible to us outside the industry, their work has a tremendous impact. Getting us, and our stuff, from place to place is easily taken for granted. The industry can get better; very few of us enjoy being stuck in traffic, but transport works almost every time. Dive behind the scenes into this industry to see how we are all affected by the way government transportation data is organized.

#innovation #smartTransportation #smartCity #digitalTwin #sustainability #innovation #digitalTransformation

Keynote theme: A Forest of Pedestals

Personal Growth

I was in tears as I ran away from my first speaking opportunity.  A poor self esteem was the cause; more specifically, I had the idea that everyone was better than me at everything I put my mind to. It wasn’t a singular life-changing moment that inspired me to evolve; rather there were lots of little experiences that gave me tiny bits of confidence to grow slowly. Perhaps if I share these stories, others can also find the strength to make a change significant to them.

#personalGrowth #confidence #leadership #happiness #motivation #inspiration